I grow dizzy when I think of the field of speculation which it opens up.

The spirits of our past selves--?
And yet why not, why not?
Like all great discoveries it seems most simple when once brought to light.

It accounts, no doubt, for the throng of unknown spirits of which mediums are so often conscious, and for the many materializations and communications which no one recognizes." Meanwhile the wretched appearance of the medium aroused Miss Ludington's sympathies, in spite of the distracted condition of her mind.
"Is Mrs.Legrand always prostrated in this manner after a seance ?" she asked.
Dr.Hull answered for the medium.

"Not generally quite so much so," he said; "the strain on her vitality is always very trying, but it is especially so when a new spirit materializes, as to-night.

Out of her being, somehow, and just how, I know no better than you, is woven the veil of seeming flesh, yes, and even the clothing which the spirit assumes in order to appear.